Having made his reputation in the 1940s and ‘50s, Arthur Miller continued to write into the twenty-first century, producing his final play in 2004, the year before his death. With little critical, academic, or theatrical attention was paid to his plays after 1968’s The Price, he had one of the longest “late” periods in literary history.
This book brings new attention to Miller’s writing from this period, analysing 5 plays and a host of essays to highlight the influence of postmodernism on his work. Using relevant novels and films, these plays are situated within their cultural moments to show that Miller always remained an engaged, aware, and contemporary writer.